Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Greenfield Projects under PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs and Medical Devices

Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday (2nd March 2024) inaugurated the Greenfield Projects under  Production Linked Incentive Scheme-PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs and Medical Devices at a function in New Delhi.

Under it, a total of 51 plants were inaugurated out of which 22 are for bulk drugs and 39 are related to manufacturing of various kinds of medical devices. In these plants, the bulk drugs which are being produced include Levofloxacin, Ofloxacin, Telmistran, Vitamin B6 and Diclofenac Sodium among others.

While the medical devices which are being manufactured include CT Scan and MRI, Cath Lab and Ultrasonography, Oxygen Concentrators, Intensive Care Ventilators, Dialysis Machine and Stents.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mandaviya added that earlier such drugs and components of medical devices were being imported by the country but now with the start of these projects , the country will be able to export them.

He said, this will help achieve the vision of making the country self reliant in this sector. Dr Mandaviya said, bulk drug and medical devices are critical requirements which must be manufactured in the country to make it self reliant.

Dr Mandaviya added that Narendra Modi government is implementing the PLI scheme worth 30 thousand crore rupees for setting up bulk drug parks under which 3 bulk drug parks and 4 medical devices parks are being set up in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.